Environmental Science, B.A.

Program Requirements:

Foundation in Sciences (20 credits)

ES 111	Earth Science	4
BI 123	Foundations of Ecology Evolution & Diversity	3
ES 133L	Field Ecology Lab	1
ES 124	Climate and Environment	3
ES 134	Climate and Environment Laboratory	1
CH 101	General Chemistry I	3
CH 101L	General Chemistry I Lab	1
CH 102	General Chemistry II	3
CH 102L	General Chemistry II Lab	1

Advanced Environmental Sciences (14 credits)

ES 380	Soil Genesis and Classification	4
ES 381	Landscape Processes	4
ES 382	Landscape Analysis	4
BI 390	Research Experience in Plant Ecology	2
	or
BI 394	Research Exp in Animal Physiology	2

Plus one field zoology course from the following:

ES 250	Field Zoology: Entomology	2
ES 251	Field Zoology: Herpetology	2
ES 252	Field Zoology: Ichthyology	2
ES 253	Field Zoology: Ornithology	2

Environmental Stewardship and Management (6 credits)

ES 220	Conservation Biology	3
ES 401	Environmental Impact Assessment	2

Tools and Applications (9 credits)

GIS 120	Principles of Geographic Information Sys	3
MA 121	Differential Calculus	3
MA 315	Probability and Statistics	3

Experiential Learning and Integration (6 credits)

ES 200	Environmental Exploration	2
ES 400	Environmental Omega	1

Field experience (3 credits) from one of the following:

ES 300	Environmental Field Studies	3
ES 425	Internship	1.00 - 6.00
ES 498	Environmental Research	1.00 - 3.00
ES 499	Senior Thesis	1.00 - 3.00

ES 300: e.g. Winter Ecology in Yellowstone, Tropical Ecology, Desert Ecology, Natural History of Montana, Alaska Landscape Dynamics

Focus Area (9 credits minimum)

This requirement allows students to add a suite of courses in a relevant Focus Area, acquiring disciplinary depth within a strongly interdisciplinary degree. Courses for the focus area should be selected in consultation with an Environmental Program advisor. Common Focus Areas are in:  Wildlife and Landscape Ecology; Water Energy and Sustainability; and Environmental Health / Public Communication. Students may also select a Focus Area in a related minor in chemistry,  pre-law, environmental engineering, or creative writing. Each student will work with an Environmental Science academic advisor to design and propose a Focus Area, which must then be approved by the ES Program Director.

Other Program Requirements:

All Environmental Program majors must earn a grade of “C-” or better in all major courses and pass pre-requisite courses with a “C-” or better to advance to subsequent courses.